Mop-holder.



R. E. & G. R. ANDREWS.

MOP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7, 1912.

Patented July 7, 1914.

-ROBERII. E. ANDREWS AND GEORGE E. ANDREWS, OF MOUNT GILEAD, NORTHCAROLINA.

MOP-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 191%.

Application filed December 7, 1912. Serial No. 735,557.

To all 1071 om it may concern I Be it known that we, Ronnur E. ANDREWSand Gnonon R. ANDREws, citizens of the United States, residing at MountGilead, in the county of Montgomery and State of North Carolina, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Mop Holders, of which thefollowing is a Specification.

The present invention has reference to mop holders, and it comprehendsan improved device of the character specified which is primarilydesigned for use in connection with a floor mop and is so constructed asto permit the ready attachment or detachment of the mop, and itsretention in position when attached.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, whereof Figures 1 and 2 are a perspective view and a transversesectional View, respectively, of the improved holder with the mop inplace therein.

As shown in said drawings, the holder consists of inner and outer metalrings 1 and 2 which are so constructed and arranged as to exercise aclamping action between them upon the mop 8, when. the latter has beenfitted over the inner ring and moved with the same into the outer ring.This clamping action is preferably obtained by giving to the walls ofboth rings a slight inward inclination, so that said rings have asomewhat frusto-conical shape, such con struction enabling them tomutually exert a wedging or binding action upon the interposed portionof the mop. The inner ring has a suitable hinge connection with theouter ring to enable it to be swung into and out of operative position,and in the present embodiment of the invention there is provided forthis purpose an L-shaped bracket 4 which is attached to the inner ring,as hereinafter described. The vertical arm of said bracket is arrangedagainst the innor surface of said inner ring, and its horizontal armextends laterally beneath the lower edge of that ring and of the outerrin as well and is turned upwardly at its outer end, as indicated by thenumeral 5, over a wire 6, or the like, which is held in place in a bead7 formed by rolling the lower edge of the outer ring, the. portion ofthe bead directly opposite the up-turned end or lip 5 being cut away, aswill be understood.

Suitable fastening means are provided for retainingthe movable innerring in operative position in the stationary outer ring,

such means being here shown as comprising a vertical latch bar 8 formedupon its opposite side edges with opposed series of teeth 9. This latchis swiveled at its lower end to the horizontal arm of an inverted l..-shaped bracket 10 which is secured to the inner surface of the innerring at a. point opposite the hinge bracket- 4, and it passes through a.longitudinal slot 11 formed on the overhanging horizontal arm of akeeper 12 that is constituted by a similarbracket secured to the innersurface of the upper ring, the arrangement obviously permitting thelatch to be turned in either direction Lu bring its teeth into, or outof alinement with the aforementioned slot in the keeper bracket. Thelatch is of sufficient length to enable its upper end portion 13 toserve as a finger-piece or handle for forcing the movable inner ring andthe mop into the outer ring until the mop is clamped in place betweensaid rings.

In order to permit the holder to be used with mops of difierentthicknesses. and the inner ring in consequence to be forced into theouter ring to a greater or less extent, the vertical arm of the hingebracket 4 is formed with a longitudinal slot 14 through which looselypasses the stem of the bolt 15 that connects said bracket to thefirst-mentioned ring.

The device. is operated in the usual manner by means of a suitablehandle 16 which is attached to the stationary outer ring 2 in anydesired manner.

We claim 1. A mop holder comprising a pair of co acting clamping ringshinged together, one of which is adapted to swing into and out ofposition in the other and to carry the mop, and means for retaining theswinging ring in such position.

2. A mop holder comprising co-acting inner and outer clamping members,the fornier of which is adapted to carry the mop, a bracket hinged tothe outer member and provided with a longitudinal slot, a connectingbolt between the inner member and said .3 bracket extending looselythrough said slot,

a bracket secured to said inner member opposite the first-named bracket,a latch. carried by the second-named bracket, and a keeper secured tosaid outer member above 10 said second-named bracket for co-action withsaid -latch.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

' ROBERT E. ANDREWS. GEORGE R. ANDREWS. \Vitnesses to signature ofRobert E. Andrews:

R. H. Someone, W. Z. Cnnws. \Vitnesses to signature of George R.Andrews:

JAMES BIRCH, ARTHUR D. CHOYKE.

